{"id":36239,"date":"2025-12-03T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/phenyl-mercuric-chloride\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:57:30","slug":"phenyl-mercuric-chloride","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/phenyl-mercuric-chloride\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenyl mercuric chloride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>CONSERVATIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Phenyl mercuric chloride is a preservative used in some cosmetic products to prevent the growth of micro-organisms and extend product shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Preservative<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Not safe - This ingredient is not recommended for use in cosmetic products. It is toxic and can be absorbed through the skin, causing adverse health effects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: No - Being a mercury compound, it's not generally considered vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: This ingredient is banned in cosmetic products in many regions, including the European Union, due to its toxicity. Exposure can cause skin irritation and other serious systemic effects.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Although rarely used today due to safety concerns, it could still be found in some older or non-compliant products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-36239","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/36239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}